Stephen F. Austin State University

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Tenor Bruce Fowler, newly-appointed assistant professor of music at Stephen F. Austin State University, will present a faculty voice recital at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

Fowler, who earned international attention as a winner of the Plácido Domingo Operalia Competition, will perform early Italian arias and Benjamin Britten's "Canticle III."

Serving as guest artists will be three members of the SFA music
faculty: Professor Charles Gavin, horn; Associate Professor Ron Petti, harpsichord; and Lecturer Evgeni Raychev, cello.

Fowler, a native of West Monroe, La., joined the SFA faculty in August.
He received his bachelor's degree from Oklahoma Baptist University and his master's degree in voice performance from the University of North Texas. He has also studied at the University of Houston, the New England Conservatory of Music and the Julliard School.

In the New York Times review of his Carnegie Hall debut opposite Renée Fleming, he was declared "a young lyric tenor with a sweet, flexible voice" who "brought clarion tone and youthful temperament" to his performance. He has performed at La Scala in Milan and the Salzburg Festival and with the Paris Opera and the Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Fowler's concert and recital repertoire encompasses nine languages and composers from W.A. Mozart and Hector Berlioz to Britten and Frank Martin, with recent performances in Boston, Lyon and Paris. He performs this season with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra under Marek Janowski in concerts in Berlin and Barcelona.

The recital is a joint presentation of the SFA College of Fine Arts and School of Music.

Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 seniors and $2 for students. For tickets or more information, please call (936) 468-6407 or (888) 240-ARTS.